Detailed rules for the implementation of the Interim Regulations on Licensing System for Import Commodities of the People's Republic of China. Country/Territory China Document type Regulation Date 1984 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Chinalaw, Chinalaw Computer-Assisted Legal Research Center, Peking University. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety International trade Agricultural commodities Authorization/permit Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract These Regulations regulate the approval of the importation of goods in China by way of licencing. All goods that various departments throughout the country need to import must be approved by the departments in charge and higher-level controlling departments in accordance with the limits of authority for examination and approval stipulated by the State. For all imported goods which require import licences under the Provisional Regulations and these Detailed Implementing Rules, application for import licences must be made prior to the placing orders for goods abroad. Article 10 concerns, inter alia, importation of foods, animals and plants, agricultural products, livestock products and marine products. Full text English